Metal Detecting
Metal detecting and treasure hunting are great fun for all
ages
and can be enjoyed by the whole family.
Metal Detecting -
Coin Hunting or
Coin Shooting Hot Spots
by: Robert W. Benjamin
Coin Hunting or 'Coin Shooting' as it's often called, is not only
very fun to do, but it can easily be very profitable. Finding just one
gold piece or any rare coin can easily pay for the cost of the metal
detector. When it comes to Coin Hunting or 'Coin Shooting', there are
some places that I call 'hot spots', or the best places.
Riverbanks - Ponds - Lakes - Swimming Holes: These locations are true
treasure hunting top spots. The Riverbank is a huge area that can
provide a lifetime of detecting. River banks were used as ferry
crossings, and some had covered bridges with toll stations. The local
old timers may be able to tell you where the local fishing and old
swimming spots were. Remember many of the old fishing spots were also
drinking and partying spots, and at the swimming holes a lot of people
took off their outer clothes, losing change as they did. And going back
even earlier in the years, folks would take their clothes to the
riverbanks to wash them in the water. The same goes for old farm ponds,
many were used as a favorite summer time swimming spot or picnic area.
The banks and shores of rivers, ponds, streams, lakes etc, are great
locations for coins, jewelry, trinkets and more.
Schools - Churches: These are also 'HOT' areas for metal detecting,
most towns or even rural areas have a school, some have multiple ones.
Schools that are currently open during school season are a great place
to find modern coins and even a few clad coins, also numerous trinkets,
diecast cars, and cheaper jewelry items can easily be found on modern
school grounds.
If you are as lucky as I am, then you live in a rural or country area
that keeps a lot of their old buildings. I know where there are two old
buildings that served as one room school houses, these places were open
in the late 1800's to the early 1940's. Just imagine the wonderful finds
these old grounds may be hiding. The old one room school houses also
served as churches, social halls, farm grange buildings, and as meeting
places for scouts, ladies aid societys and more.
Many old Churches and one room schol houses had there own treasure
chests, that's right. When these buildings were constructed, the local
kids and adults would bury a chest on the grounds or under a corner
stone of the building. The chest was a sort of time capsule containing
coins, newspapers and other unique items from the time when the building
was erected. Many of these old buildings rotted away over time, and
folks forgot about the buried time capsule located near the corner
stone.
Searching the land a church is on is like searching for a pirates
loot, you never know what you may find. And a lot of churches are very
old, even many of the modern ones are like schools, they are built on
the grounds where old ones stood. Churches were often the first
buildings built in many towns. Right here where I live are numerous
churches, and one was built in the early 1700's. Church buildings not
only housed people on sundays but, most were wedding sites, reception
halls, dance halls, dinner sites, ice cream social locations, group
meeting spots and much more.
Woods - The woods can be awesome for metal detecting if one knows
what to look for. Look for old paths, those are great places to detect
along. Old paths in the woods served as shortcuts to open fields for
farmers to get their equipment through, or for cattle to follow and
more. In a wooded area not far from where I grew up as a child I know
where there is an old path, now grown up with trees and bushes, most
folks would overlook it or not know it's history. My grandfather and dad
built the road by blasting stumps with dynamite and by hand cutting
trees. They used the path to quickly get tractors, and other farm
machinery to another open field below the woods. Just imagine the number
of times my own dad and grandfather probably sat along that old road,
eating their lunch or sipping some cool lemonaid underneath the shade of
a large tree. Any time someone sat along a road eating lunch, they would
often pull an old cloth hanky from their pocket to blow their nose or
even wipe their mouth, often losing some pocket change at the same time.
Another rare but great metal detecting site that can often be found
in the woods is old stone foundations and old stone chimneys, each has
the potential for a rare gold coin or a jar of old silver dollars.
Remember at one time this old stone foundation or fireplace was part of
a familys home, with kids playing, parties and numerous outdoor
activites.
Some other great Metal Detecting sites are - Parks, Beaches, Old Ball
Fields, Playgrounds, Fairgrounds, Camping Sites, Camps, Ghost Towns,
Battlefields, Old Picnic Spots. Make sure that you have permission to
search and dig in any location you are going to do your detecting at.
There is Computer Software that is made just for the hobby of Metal
Detecting. The software is called: 'Metal Detector - Treasure Hunter
Professional', and may be seen at this website address:
http://www.rb59.com/md/meal.html
By Robert W. Benjamin
Copyright © 2006
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About The Author
Robert W. Benjamin has been in the software business on the
internet for over 5 years, and has been producing low-cost
software for the past 25+ years. He first released products on the
AMIGA and C64 computer systems in the late 1970's-80's.
RB59.COM Software
http://www.rb59.com/software
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